Dynamic statistical scaling in the Landau-de Gennes theory of nematic liquid crystals
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Abstract: We investigate the asymptotic behaviour of a correlation function associated with a nematic liquid crystal system undergoing an isotropic-nematic phase transition following an instantaneous change of temperature. Within the setting of Landau-de Gennes theory, we confirm a hypothesis in the condensed matter physics literature on the average self-similar behaviour of the correlation function in the asymptotic regime at time infinity. In the final sections, we comment on other possible scaling behaviour of the correlation function.
Nematic liquid crystals define a class of condensed matter systems of which the constituent rod-like molecules exhibit many special nonlinear phenomena. Thermotropic nematic liquid crystals are a special class of nematic cristals of which the optical properties change dramatically with the variation of the system temperature. A problem of paramount interest is to derive modelling for the transition from isotropy to the nematic phase in liquid crystals; and the aim of the paper is to study this question, using the correlation function associated with a nematic liquid crystal system which is undergoing an isotropic nematic phase transition. Various new properties are exhibited. An open problem is stated.
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